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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Waiting Period and Mourning for a Woman Whose Husband Died After the Contract but Before Consummation

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Question:
This questioner says: What is the ruling on a man who took possession of a woman, meaning he contracted marriage with her, and the husband died before he had intercourse with her? Does she observe the waiting period or not?

Answer:
Yes, she is required to observe the waiting period for death, and she is entitled to inheritance. Yes.
Source حياة السعادة — alfawzan.live (54:17)

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